The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-07-07


ment to be a good one. If they can make
money by such Investments how much
more can the people make who own the
property in and around the place where
the mills are located! Il.
The State Department Of Agriculture is
sending out letters asking for specimens
to be exhibited at the Summer Agricultu-
raj Encampment at Spartanburg, which
will embrace the first week in August.
The Department will be thankful for any
specimens. Anderson Cog Ss;a be
we'll represented in this exhibition.
Tuesday morning Mr.. Chas. Brown, the
clever operator at the c. & q. depot, re-
ceived car load of melons from Bam-
berg, which he is selling at reasonable
prices. Knowing that printers always en-
joy anything that's good, our young friend
was thoughtful enough to send us fine
one, for which we return many thanks.
Hartwell Sun: Browns Ferry some
eighty or ninety years ago was known as
,Shockley's Ferry, and it was here the
name of the celebrated 'shockley apple
is supposed to have had its origin, which
was from Seeding that grew near the
ferry. The Shockley' is now standard
apple, and is grown throughout the coun-
try in nearly all first class nurseries"
s=EE.aE5Sl., s-t. .
Capt. Wren, who is temporarily in
charge Of Maxwell's Photograph Gallery,
is kept quite busy, and is turning out
some fine work. He has taken some fine
views of the residences of several of our
citizens, and is making specially of that
work. II you want. q picture of your
self, family or residence, give him an
early call, as his stay in Anderson is linn
tied. =
"A little daughter Of Mr.. D. D. Gentry,
of Broadway Township came near meet.
ing with a;fatal accident on last Friday.
She was in the yard playing, and near by
mule, dragging log, was grazing. The
mule became frightened and ran away
through the yard, running over the child,
who became entangled in the rope, drag
ging her some distance and painfully
hurting her.
We had q pleasant call last Saturday
from our friend and former townsman,
VIM. M Wilcox, of Elberton, Ga: Mr..
Wilcox has an interest in the Cosby Sew
ing Machine Attachment Co., and had just
returned from Tennessee, where he had
been in the interest of his Company
This Attachment is very popular wherever
introduced, and its owners will realize
fortune out of it.
Lis. of letters remaining in the Post.
office for the week ending July 9th.
Persons calling for these letters will please
say they. are advertised: Walter Bryson,
Henry Carson, Mara Douglis, Thos. Goock
& Co., Ellick Gray, COL, A. Hewell, Matte
Johnson, COL, Miss Elyie McDowiner,
Miss Mamie J. Morehead, Miss Ola
Moore, Ed. Roach, Mrs. Susan E. simp-
son, E. S. Thompson, E. B. Taylor.
Mrs. Carrie Cobb, wife of Mr.. Noah
Cobb, died suddenly at her home in
Honea Path Township on Wednesday
night, 18th ult. She retired that night in
her usual health, and her husband was
awakened about II o'clock by her peculiar
breathing, but before he could call any
one to his assistance she passed away,
leaving disconsolate husband and four
small children. Mrs. Cobb was about 30
years ofage.
A new schedule went into effect on the
Savannah Valley Railroad last Sunday.
The train lies over at night at McC Cormick,
and arrives at Anderson at Els p. m. and
leaves at 3.15 p. m., staying here only one
hour. On Sundays the train arrives at
LAO p. m. and leaves at 4p. m. The trains
are now run by r. d D. time. The week.
day schedule would suit Anderson very
well, provided there was more time be.
tween the arrival and departure of the
train.
John E. Peoples appears before our
readers this week in an attractive adver-
tisement, in which he calls attention to
the celebrated Van Winkle cotton gin,
feeder and condenser, and the King and
Star cotton presses. A number of OUR
readers will doubtless need a gin or press
this fall, and we advise them to consult
Mr.. Peoples before purchasing. Mr.. Peo-
pies has sold che above named gin and
presses in Anderson for years, and he
guarantees them to give satisfaction. Read
his advertisement.
What has become Of our Board of
Health? There are some sections of the
city that should be looked after by them.
A report has gone abroad that malaria
exists in Anderson. There are number
of mild cases of fever in our midst, and If
they are caused from malaria, there must
be some local cause for it. It is the duty
of the Board of Health to investigate the
matter, and let our people know if ma
-laria exists here. If there is any malaria
4 in Anderson, steps should be taken at
once to eradicate it.
The Sunday School at Hebron Church
will meet with the Sunday School at
Cross Roads Church on the third Sunday
morning in this month, at halfpast 9
o'clock. Every pupil in both Schools is
requested to be present at the appointed
hour. The exercises Of the morning will
open, 1st, with singing, led by the Cross
Roads School; End. Prayer by the Super
intendent of the same; 3rd. Singing, led
by the Hebron School; 4th. Calling roll
of both Schools by: their Secretaries; 5th.
Recitation of the lesson for the day by all
the classes in both Schools; 9th. An essay,
by Miss A. E. Earle. Subject, "The life
and character of Noses"
The Rough and Ready Firemen attend
ed the Tournament of the colored firemen
in Greenville last Thursday, but they did
not participate in the races. The parade,
which took place in the morning, was
participated in by all the members of the
Rough and Ready Company, and it was
long, hot parade. The Greenville fire.
men, however, kept their runners out Of
the parade, and when the races were an